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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 14 | Tuesday February 2, 2010
InDEX
4 · Opinion
5 · Lifestyle
8 · Classifieds
9 · Crossword
12 · Sports
Grammys 2010: A wrap-up of
the night’s big winners and
on-scene coverage. PAGE 5
Big man: Former Trojan Taj Gibson
has made a big splash with the
Chicago Bulls in the NBA. PAGE 12
By Christianna Kyriacou
Daily Trojan
President Steven B. Sample and Cindy McCain
were recognized at the Rossier School of Education’s
Centennial Gala Monday night for their contributions
to global education.
McCain, who attended USC for her undergradu-ate
degree in education and graduate degree in spe-cial
education, was awarded the Dean’s Alumni
Achievement Award.
“I’m so touched and so honored because never did
I ever think I would be here at this stage in my life re-ceiving
an honor from this school,” she said.
McCain has led several humanitarian trips to im-prove
the educational opportunities of children
worldwide. During her time at USC, she volunteered
for local special education programs.
“It was really a good time to be a part of it all,” she
said of her experience and involvement in efforts to
get federal funding for special needs children and
provide them with proper educations.
“When you’re young, you don’t realize how it’s
shaping you, what it’s doing for you and really how
much you have gained from the experience of being
here. Being able to look back on it now, it’s shaped cer-tainly
my attitude toward global involvement and do-ing
what I do around the world,” McCain said.
McCain, who taught children with disabilities at
an Arizona high school after her graduation, said she
plans to return to teaching when things settle down.
“I miss it actually,” she said. “I’ll go back to teach-ing
because I really enjoy it.”
The gala was part of the 100th anniversary celebra-tion
of the USC Rossier School of Education.
“It is fitting that during our centennial year, we pay
tribute to two such committed educators,” Rossier
Dean Karen Symms Gallagher said in a statement.
“Both Mrs. McCain’s and President Sample’s profes-sional
work and personal passion exemplify the USC
Rossier School’s mission to improve educational
Cindy McCain
honored at
Rossier event
McCain and President Steven B. Sample received
awards at Rossier’s 100th anniversary gala.
| see gala, page 2 |
By somto ugwueze
Daily Trojan
The recent economic slump has fresh-men
more worried than ever about financ-ing
their education and has even led some
to change their attitudes about majors and
careers, according to an annual survey pub-lished
by UCLA researchers.
The Cooperative Institute Research
Program Freshman Survey, conduct-ed
by UCLA’s Higher Education Research
Institute, surveyed 220,000 students from
297 four-year universities across the coun-try
last fall about their attitudes on a range
of topics related to their lifestyles and life
goals. The results were statistically adjusted
to represent the 1.4 million freshmen who
entered college in the fall of 2009.
The survey found that two-thirds of
freshmen were somewhat or majorly con-cerned
about paying tuition and other
school-related expenses; the percentage is
at its highest in more than a decade. More
freshmen than in recent years said the
amount of financial aid they received was a
top consideration in choosing schools, and
more freshmen said they considered finan-cial
security when deciding majors and ca-reers
to pursue.
Darnell Cole, associate professor of edu-cation
and an expert on student experiences
and performance, said the increase in anxi-ety
about paying for college stems from fac-tors
such as rising tuition costs and a de-crease
in the availability of scholarships and
grants.
“I think the phenomenon is straightfor-ward,”
Cole said. “College tuition has been
increasing for the last five to 10 years, and
the rate of students taking financial aid has
increased. I would imagine that the increase
in anxiety is enhanced by the economic
downturn.”
For some USC freshmen, the anxieties as-sociated
with paying for college and finding
a good job afterward are issues they can re-late
to.
“In terms of finances, that was a top pri-ority
in deciding where I would go to col-lege,”
said Alyssa Hargrave, a freshman ma-joring
in animation.
Andrew Cho, a freshman majoring in bi-ology
who has federal and private loans,
said the financial aid he received from USC
Freshmen increasingly concerned about cost of tuition, survey shows
The UCLA survey also found that fewer
freshmen are choosing to major in
business because of career prospects.
| see survey, page 3 |
Gary Fung | Daily Trojan
Maverick · Rossier alumna Cindy McCain was given an award Monday in honor of her
humanitarian efforts and her work in education. Sen. John McCain presented the award.
By dara weinraub
Daily Trojan
Often lauded for its interna-tional
appeal and outreach, USC
took another step toward becom-ing
a global university last week,
establishing an exchange program
between USC and members of the
National Assembly of Korea.
Last week, Dean Howard
Gillman of the College of Letters,
Arts & Sciences and Korean
National Assembly Secretary
General Park Kye-Dong signed
a memorandum of understand-ing
to establish the exchange
program between the National
Assembly and USC’s Korean
Studies Institute.
The exchange program —
the most extensive program the
Korean National Assembly has
signed with any American uni-versity
— will bring members of
the National Assembly to USC
and give students an unparalleled
chance to learn about Korean cul-ture
and politics.
“Through this exchange pro-gram,
members from the National
Assembly will come to USC to at-tend
classes, guest lectures, en-gage
in seminars and workshops
and generally promote a great-er
awareness and encourage an
informed dialogue about U.S.-
Korean issues among our students
and in the surrounding communi-ties,”
Gillman wrote in an e-mail.
This memorandum will allow
USC to work
with Korean
Assembly
USC’s Korean Studies Institute
and Korean National Assembly
are starting exchange program.
| see korea, page 2 |
Money woes
66.7
53.3
78.1
41.6
56.5
Percent of freshmen said they are somewhat or majorly concerned
about paying tuition.
Percent of freshmen said they are using loans.
Percent of freshmen said being well off financially is a top goal.
Percent of freshmen said the cost of school was a “very important”
factor in their college decision.
Percent of freshmen said the number of a school’s graduates that get
good jobs was “very important” in their college decision.
Lindsay Cumming | Daily Trojan
Source: Cooperative Institute Research
Program Freshman Survey

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 14 | Tuesday February 2, 2010
InDEX
4 · Opinion
5 · Lifestyle
8 · Classifieds
9 · Crossword
12 · Sports
Grammys 2010: A wrap-up of
the night’s big winners and
on-scene coverage. PAGE 5
Big man: Former Trojan Taj Gibson
has made a big splash with the
Chicago Bulls in the NBA. PAGE 12
By Christianna Kyriacou
Daily Trojan
President Steven B. Sample and Cindy McCain
were recognized at the Rossier School of Education’s
Centennial Gala Monday night for their contributions
to global education.
McCain, who attended USC for her undergradu-ate
degree in education and graduate degree in spe-cial
education, was awarded the Dean’s Alumni
Achievement Award.
“I’m so touched and so honored because never did
I ever think I would be here at this stage in my life re-ceiving
an honor from this school,” she said.
McCain has led several humanitarian trips to im-prove
the educational opportunities of children
worldwide. During her time at USC, she volunteered
for local special education programs.
“It was really a good time to be a part of it all,” she
said of her experience and involvement in efforts to
get federal funding for special needs children and
provide them with proper educations.
“When you’re young, you don’t realize how it’s
shaping you, what it’s doing for you and really how
much you have gained from the experience of being
here. Being able to look back on it now, it’s shaped cer-tainly
my attitude toward global involvement and do-ing
what I do around the world,” McCain said.
McCain, who taught children with disabilities at
an Arizona high school after her graduation, said she
plans to return to teaching when things settle down.
“I miss it actually,” she said. “I’ll go back to teach-ing
because I really enjoy it.”
The gala was part of the 100th anniversary celebra-tion
of the USC Rossier School of Education.
“It is fitting that during our centennial year, we pay
tribute to two such committed educators,” Rossier
Dean Karen Symms Gallagher said in a statement.
“Both Mrs. McCain’s and President Sample’s profes-sional
work and personal passion exemplify the USC
Rossier School’s mission to improve educational
Cindy McCain
honored at
Rossier event
McCain and President Steven B. Sample received
awards at Rossier’s 100th anniversary gala.
| see gala, page 2 |
By somto ugwueze
Daily Trojan
The recent economic slump has fresh-men
more worried than ever about financ-ing
their education and has even led some
to change their attitudes about majors and
careers, according to an annual survey pub-lished
by UCLA researchers.
The Cooperative Institute Research
Program Freshman Survey, conduct-ed
by UCLA’s Higher Education Research
Institute, surveyed 220,000 students from
297 four-year universities across the coun-try
last fall about their attitudes on a range
of topics related to their lifestyles and life
goals. The results were statistically adjusted
to represent the 1.4 million freshmen who
entered college in the fall of 2009.
The survey found that two-thirds of
freshmen were somewhat or majorly con-cerned
about paying tuition and other
school-related expenses; the percentage is
at its highest in more than a decade. More
freshmen than in recent years said the
amount of financial aid they received was a
top consideration in choosing schools, and
more freshmen said they considered finan-cial
security when deciding majors and ca-reers
to pursue.
Darnell Cole, associate professor of edu-cation
and an expert on student experiences
and performance, said the increase in anxi-ety
about paying for college stems from fac-tors
such as rising tuition costs and a de-crease
in the availability of scholarships and
grants.
“I think the phenomenon is straightfor-ward,”
Cole said. “College tuition has been
increasing for the last five to 10 years, and
the rate of students taking financial aid has
increased. I would imagine that the increase
in anxiety is enhanced by the economic
downturn.”
For some USC freshmen, the anxieties as-sociated
with paying for college and finding
a good job afterward are issues they can re-late
to.
“In terms of finances, that was a top pri-ority
in deciding where I would go to col-lege,”
said Alyssa Hargrave, a freshman ma-joring
in animation.
Andrew Cho, a freshman majoring in bi-ology
who has federal and private loans,
said the financial aid he received from USC
Freshmen increasingly concerned about cost of tuition, survey shows
The UCLA survey also found that fewer
freshmen are choosing to major in
business because of career prospects.
| see survey, page 3 |
Gary Fung | Daily Trojan
Maverick · Rossier alumna Cindy McCain was given an award Monday in honor of her
humanitarian efforts and her work in education. Sen. John McCain presented the award.
By dara weinraub
Daily Trojan
Often lauded for its interna-tional
appeal and outreach, USC
took another step toward becom-ing
a global university last week,
establishing an exchange program
between USC and members of the
National Assembly of Korea.
Last week, Dean Howard
Gillman of the College of Letters,
Arts & Sciences and Korean
National Assembly Secretary
General Park Kye-Dong signed
a memorandum of understand-ing
to establish the exchange
program between the National
Assembly and USC’s Korean
Studies Institute.
The exchange program —
the most extensive program the
Korean National Assembly has
signed with any American uni-versity
— will bring members of
the National Assembly to USC
and give students an unparalleled
chance to learn about Korean cul-ture
and politics.
“Through this exchange pro-gram,
members from the National
Assembly will come to USC to at-tend
classes, guest lectures, en-gage
in seminars and workshops
and generally promote a great-er
awareness and encourage an
informed dialogue about U.S.-
Korean issues among our students
and in the surrounding communi-ties,”
Gillman wrote in an e-mail.
This memorandum will allow
USC to work
with Korean
Assembly
USC’s Korean Studies Institute
and Korean National Assembly
are starting exchange program.
| see korea, page 2 |
Money woes
66.7
53.3
78.1
41.6
56.5
Percent of freshmen said they are somewhat or majorly concerned
about paying tuition.
Percent of freshmen said they are using loans.
Percent of freshmen said being well off financially is a top goal.
Percent of freshmen said the cost of school was a “very important”
factor in their college decision.
Percent of freshmen said the number of a school’s graduates that get
good jobs was “very important” in their college decision.
Lindsay Cumming | Daily Trojan
Source: Cooperative Institute Research
Program Freshman Survey